poke
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_264_cpoke1 /pəʊk $ poʊk/ ●●○ verb 1 with a finger/stick etc 用手指/棒等 [intransitive, transitive]PUSH to quickly push your finger or some other pointed object into something or someone 戳，捅，刺poke somebody/something with something Andy poked the fish with his finger to see if it was still alive. 安迪用手指戳了戳那条鱼，看它是否还活着。poke somebody in the eye/arm/ribs etc Be careful with that umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye. 小心你的伞，别戳到别人的眼睛。poke at He was poking at the dust with a stick, making little patterns. 他用一根棍子在尘土上拨来划去，弄出各种小图案。► see thesaurus at push2 through a space/hole 通过空隙/洞 [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or push something through a space or opening 插；伸出；探出poke something in/into/through something He poked a hand into one of his pockets. 他把一只手插进口袋。 One of the nurses poked her head around the door. 其中一名护士从门里探出头来。3 be seen 被看见 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of it 从…中露出[伸出，探出]poke out Ella looked at the tiny face poking out of the blanket. 埃拉看着那张露在毛毯外面的小脸。poke through Weeds had started poking through the cracks in the patio. 露台上已经有杂草开始从缝隙里钻出来。4 poke a hole to make a hole or hollow area in something by pushing something pointed into or through it 〔在某物上〕戳[捅]一个洞poke a hole into/in/through Poke a hole in the dough, and then form it into a rounded shape. 在面团上戳个洞，把它揉成环形。5 poke holes in something to find mistakes or problems in a plan or in what someone has said 在某事物中挑毛病[找漏洞] Defense attorneys tried to poke holes in Rodger’s story. 辩护律师试图找出罗杰陈述中的漏洞。6 poke fun at somebody MAKE FUN OFto make fun of someone in an unkind way 嘲弄某人，取笑某人 Some of the kids were poking fun at Judy because of the way she was dressed. 其中有些孩子在嘲笑朱迪的穿着。7 poke your nose into something informal to take an interest or get involved in someone else’s private affairs, in a way that annoys them 过问某事，插手某事〔指令人恼火地干预别人的私事〕 I’m sick of your mother poking her nose into our marriage. 我很厌烦你妈妈插手我们的婚姻。8. poke the fire BURNto move coal or wood in a fire with a stick to make it burn better 〔用棍棒〕拨[捅]火9. on the Internet 在因特网上 [transitive] to show someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them “捅”，“戳”〔在社交网站上表示想与某人交谈〕10. sex 性 [transitive] spoken not politeSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have sex with a woman 与〔女人〕性交11 poke along phrasal verb American English informal to move very slowly 缓慢移动 He kept the car in the slow lane, poking along at about 40 miles an hour. 他把车开在慢车道上，以大约40英里的时速缓缓行驶。12 poke around (also poke about British English) phrasal verb informal a) LOOK FORto look for something, especially by moving a lot of things around 到处寻找，乱翻 in James began poking about in the cupboard, looking for the sugar. 詹姆斯开始在柜子里乱翻着找糖。b) FIND OUTto try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them 打听，刺探〔别人的私事〕 in Stop poking around in my business! 别再打听我的事了！c) poke around (something) to spend time in shops, markets etc looking at nothing in particular 闲逛 SYN browse I spent Sunday afternoon poking around an old bookshop. 星期天下午我在一家老书店打发时间。13.poke into something phrasal verb informal 
to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them 探听，打探〔别人的私事〕→ See Verb table
to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them 探听，打探〔别人的私事〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
poke• By its light, he poked around in the charred remains of the nestboxes.• I shan't inspect the harness, I shan't poke around the stables.• It's time you scrapped your overwritten early loves and learned to poke fun at the real thing.• Sherman poked his camera through the curtains.• Someone poked me in the eye during basketball practice.• Careful with that stick! You nearly poked me in the eye.• I poked my head under the dripping awning of a newsstand and asked the proprietor.• The boys poked the fish with sticks to see if it was still alive• Instead, they stayed inside and poked their arms through the bars for their food, just out of reach.• With wet clothes clinging to her back, she looked skeletal, her shoulder blades poking up like sharp crags.• The muzzle of a gun poked up - would they be caught in crossfire?poke at• Keillor is known for his fond pokes at small-town America.poked ... head• The women poked in their heads from time to time to take a look at me.• Sometimes Carl poked his head in the garage as Lyle stood at the side of his dead pal.• Then he poked his head out from the covers to listen.• Dad poked his head round the door to see what was going on and to ask if I'd seen Mum.• Seconds later he poked his head through the doorway and beckoned.• Nick poked his head up from the blanket and looked around.• I forgot to ask on Sunday if anything has poked its head up in my perennial bed.• They barely gave me a nod when I poked my head up over the side of the truck.poke out• I looked across the street and saw Mike's head poking out above the fence.• A young doctor poked his head out, and called me into the examination room.• He poked out his tongue and looked at it carefully in the mirror.• The first snowdrops poked out through the frozen ground.poke2 noun [countable] 1 give somebody/something a poke PUSHto quickly push your fingers, a stick etc into something or someone 戳某人/某物一下2 American English informal a criticism of someone or something 批评3. the act of showing someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them “捅”，“戳”〔在社交网站上表示想与某人交谈〕Examples from the Corpus
poke• I gave dad a poke to wake him up.took a poke at• Bennet took a poke at the President's recent refusal to sign the bill.poke1 verbpoke2 nounChinese
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poke
poke1 /pəʊk $ poʊk/ 
verb
1. WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC [intransitive and transitive] to quickly push your finger or some other pointed object into something or someone
poke somebody/something with something
Andy poked the fish with his finger to see if it was still alive.
poke somebody in the eye/arm/ribs etc
Be careful with that umbrella or you’ll poke someone in the eye.
poke at
He was poking at the dust with a stick, making little patterns.
2. THROUGH A SPACE/HOLE [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or push something through a space or opening
poke something in/into/through something
He poked a hand into one of his pockets.
One of the nurses poked her head around the door.
3. BE SEEN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of it
poke out
Ella looked at the tiny face poking out of the blanket.
poke through
Weeds had started poking through the cracks in the patio.
4. poke a hole to make a hole or hollow area in something by pushing something pointed into or through it
poke a hole into/in/through
Poke a hole in the dough, and then form it into a rounded shape.
5. poke holes in something to find mistakes or problems in a plan or in what someone has said:
Defense attorneys tried to poke holes in Rodger’s story.
6. poke fun at somebody to make fun of someone in an unkind way:
Some of the kids were poking fun at Judy because of the way she was dressed.
7. poke your nose into something informal to take an interest or get involved in someone else’s private affairs, in a way that annoys them:
I’m sick of your mother poking her nose into our marriage.
8. poke the fire to move coal or wood in a fire with a stick to make it burn better
9. ON THE INTERNET [transitive] to show someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them
10. SEX [transitive] spoken not polite to have sex with a woman
poke along phrasal verb American English informal
to move very slowly:
He kept the car in the slow lane, poking along at about 40 miles an hour.
poke around (also poke about British English) phrasal verb informal
1. to look for something, especially by moving a lot of things around
poke around in
James began poking about in the cupboard, looking for the sugar.
2. to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them
poke around in
Stop poking around in my business!
3. poke around (something) to spend time in shops, markets etc looking at nothing in particular
SYN browse:
I spent Sunday afternoon poking around an old bookshop.
poke into something phrasal verb informal
to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them
▪ push to make something or someone move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc: Push the door, don’t pull it. | She pushed him away and walked out.
▪shove to push someone or something in a rough or careless way: People were shoving to get to the front of the queue. | Tom shoved his suitcase under the bed.
▪stuff informal to push something quickly and carelessly into a small space: She stuffed a few clothes into a bag and left.
▪poke to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp: I poked the snake with a stick but it was dead.
▪nudge to push someone beside you gently with your elbow to get their attention: Toby nudged me and pointed out of the window.
▪roll to push something round or something on wheels so that it moves forward: They rolled the logs down the hill. | The car still didn’t start so we tried to roll it off the road.
▪wheel to push something with wheels, for example a bicycle or a trolley, so that it moves forward, while guiding it with your hands: Rob wheeled his bike round the back of the house.
poke2 noun [countable]
1. give somebody/something a poke to quickly push your fingers, a stick etc into something or someone:
Vanessa gave me a playful poke in the ribs.
2. American English informal a criticism of someone or something:
Bennett took a poke at the President’s refusal to sign the bill.
3. the act of showing someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them
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verb1. WITH A FINGER/STICK ETC [intransitive and transitive] to quickly push your finger or some other pointed object into something or someone
poke somebody/something with something
poke somebody in the eye/arm/ribs etc
poke at
2. THROUGH A SPACE/HOLE [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or push something through a space or opening
poke something in/into/through something
3. BE SEEN [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something is poking through or out of something else, you can see part of it but not all of it
poke out
poke through
4. poke a hole to make a hole or hollow area in something by pushing something pointed into or through it
poke a hole into/in/through
5. poke holes in something to find mistakes or problems in a plan or in what someone has said:
6. poke fun at somebody to make fun of someone in an unkind way:
7. poke your nose into something informal to take an interest or get involved in someone else’s private affairs, in a way that annoys them:
8. poke the fire to move coal or wood in a fire with a stick to make it burn better
9. ON THE INTERNET [transitive] to show someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them
10. SEX [transitive] spoken not polite to have sex with a woman
poke along phrasal verb American English informal
to move very slowly:
poke around (also poke about British English) phrasal verb informal
1. to look for something, especially by moving a lot of things around
poke around in
2. to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them
poke around in
3. poke around (something) to spend time in shops, markets etc looking at nothing in particular
SYN browse:
poke into something phrasal verb informal
to try to find out information about other people’s private lives, business etc, in a way that annoys them
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noun [countable]1. give somebody/something a poke to quickly push your fingers, a stick etc into something or someone:
2. American English informal a criticism of someone or something:
3. the act of showing someone on a social networking site that you want to communicate with them
